Time difference between Denver and Des Plaines
Des Plaines is 1 hours ahead of Denver.
Local time in both cities
Denver · United States
06:50
Des Plaines · United States
07:50
Des Plaines is 1 hours ahead of Denver.
same day
Time zones
| Denver | America/Denver · UTC-06:00 |
|---|---|
| Des Plaines | America/Chicago · UTC-05:00 |
Denver is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-06:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Des Plaines is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-05:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Denver. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Denver (source) | Des Plaines (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 01:00 |
| 01:00 | 02:00 |
| 02:00 | 03:00 |
| 03:00 | 04:00 |
| 04:00 | 05:00 |
| 05:00 | 06:00 |
| 06:00 | 07:00 |
| 07:00 | 08:00 |
| 08:00 | 09:00 |
| 09:00 | 10:00 |
| 10:00 | 11:00 |
| 11:00 | 12:00 |
| 12:00 | 13:00 |
| 13:00 | 14:00 |
| 14:00 | 15:00 |
| 15:00 | 16:00 |
| 16:00 | 17:00 |
| 17:00 | 18:00 |
| 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 19:00 | 20:00 |
| 20:00 | 21:00 |
| 21:00 | 22:00 |
| 22:00 | 23:00 |
| 23:00 | 00:00 next day |
Other common differences from Denver
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Denver and Des Plaines right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Denver uses America/Denver and Des Plaines uses America/Chicago; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Denver; the right column is the local time in Des Plaines at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.